The Washington critic., 1887-10-10
"HELP~ IN AUSTRALIA.
a Novel Contribution to the Litora-
turc of the Servant Question.

a Novel Contribution to the Litora-
turc of the Servant Question.
We arc newer people than yours,
says correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, writing from far off Sidney,
New South Wales, and AS yet the ma.
chinery of our social life does not run
so smoothly. Let me illustrate by a
page out of the history OF my own
family. reside In one of the suburbs
Of Sidney-an hour aud seventeen
minutes from the Sidney City Hall, If
you don't drop In to see man or stop
TO buy q bunch OF bananas on your
way along. A few weeks ago our cook
going the way of fascinating ilesh)
got married, Consequently my wife
was compelled to look about In the
Sidney intelligence offices aud out Of
them for q hired girl to take her place
1t was my wife's first experience of the
sort-we only began housekeeping this
summer-and she came out of 1t with
an acute "realizing sense" of the
solemnity of the help problem in
Australia.
Got your cook yet, Mollief" In.
quired an evening or two after she had
started out on her quest.
"Tom," she replied, II have passed
In review before large number of
girls, but / don't suit. They won't have
me at any price. I've about made up
my mind that the current theory of ad.
vertisement for Australian house serv
ants has outlived Its day. At all events
an annex to II Is needed"
"Yesf" said Tom. "Well, what do
you suggestf'
"After got home this afternoon"
she went on, II scratched of few nd
vertisements suggested by the trials and
| tribulations which have met with in
the last two days"
Lets hear them"
Mollie went to her writing desk and
returned bearing In her hand these ad'
vertisements
wv ANTED-A well.behnved and likely ap.
w pearing family, consisting OF inan and
| his wife (no children nor dogs), VINO can
give the best OF references from their last
| work not 20 much OF an object as u pcrma.
| nent place; the family would like an occa-
| slonal evening out, but would not Insist that
| their souls were their own II the cook oh.
| iected; can be seen at cooks convenience.
Address "W0RMS OFIlIE DUST"
| wv ANTED.-A laundross would consent to
| w take on appreciation wealthy family
| with small wash. Applicants having chill
dren under three years old, whom they pre-
| sumo TO dress In white, must arrange per,na
| rently TO retire them into the county. Fam.
| les having their collars. cuhs, shirts, and
| huted skirts done out of the house preferred.
| Address "t tLEARSTARCH,h " inclosins photo
| graph OF average wash.
| yIvANTED-An amiable and high-tonei
| w family, consisting of a delicate and
| shrinking elderly widow who IL a small cater,
anyway, and has her meals sent in from II
restaurant, can secure comfortable home
families who give dinners or who fail to take
nicked china 10 q truly Christian spirit. Ad-
| credentials authenticated by a clergyman.
w WANTED-An industrious aud hard-w?rk
| w ing family who do their own cooking
washing, ironing, ashes Sitting, dress making
mending, busting. sweeping, nursing, white
washing house cleaning, carpet. beating, fancy
panns TGrt a o seraSBss wns as fa
care OF the COW, and who have an agile hired
man TO make fires, fill lamps, snuff candles,
exercise the pugs clean ,ti The silver run for the
shoe nocturnal cats of the back fence, can
hear of good opening with a lady whose
sneeialty Is general housework. Address
WANTED-A winning and modest appear.
| w irg male baby. three months old, OF
unexceptionable moral character, would like
to avail himself of the advantages Of a nurse.
Baby's name Is mostly "Tootsey-Wootsey
Mnmmat-Pet." but It can be changed to
"Bub" II that seems to come handler; Can
refer to seventeen nurses now In the lunatiC
asylum with whom he has lived during the
past four weeks. Address LITTLE AN
GIL"
w ANTED-A graceful and accomplished
| w family that moves In the best circle,
and has no poor relations that come to tn,
house will be permitted to ally itself with Q
select waitress: must furnish satisfactory
pedigree. Apply IN applicants own hand
whiting; no notice taken of letters not stamp
ed with a crest" families that did not cont
over with William the Conquoror will be 70
pulsed with scora. Address "DEPORT
MENT."
VXTANTED-A chambermaid who Is abou
w to form matrimonial relations woul,
like to procure q situation for a really desc.v
Ing and well.behayed family which has llvet
with her for the past twelvc years, This Is
rare chance for chambermaid In search of
family that keeps its place and never give
impudeLce salient sketch OF family and i'm
yerial group picture furnished on application
Address "ORANGE BLOSSOMS"